ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

The information, ideas and opinions expressed in the articles published in the journal reflect the knowledge and opinions of the author (s). The editor, the editorial board and the publishing board do not accept any responsibility or liability for the information and opinions of the authors. The articles submitted to the journal should not have been published anywhere before. Since it has not been stated or determined to be published elsewhere, the legal consequences regarding copyrights related to the published articles belong to the author (s). The Editor, the Editorial Board and the Scientific Advisory Board have the authority to make corrections in the writings during the evaluation, control and typesetting phase, to request a change in the format and to shorten it by informing the authors. An invitation letter can be asked for special volumes / issues determined by the relevant boards of the journal.

YOBU Faculty of Health Sciences Journal expects authors to follow research and publication ethics. In human research, it should be stated that the enlightened consents of the participants in the "Materials and Methods" section are not purchased.
All studies should be carried out in accordance with the World Medical Association Helsinki Declaration. When asked about legislation and other relevant regulations, the authors must declare that they comply with the latest internationally recognized guidelines and submit "Approval of the Ethics Committee."
Articles that report the results of experimental studies on animals should report that the study protocol is approved by the institution's animal ethics committee and that the study is conducted in accordance with internationally recognized rules, including the European Universal Declaration of Animal Rights. The authors are kindly requested to submit a record of the approval of the ethics committee with the article. In addition, articles about human and animal studies should define procedures that show steps taken to relieve pain and suffering.


ARTICLE EVALUATION PERIOD

The articles submitted to the journal are taken into preliminary evaluation by the Editor / Editorial Board’s consideration in terms of form, writing language, and scientific method. Articles that do not have the qualifications required to be published in the journal and are not prepared in accordance with journal writing rules are returned to the author. The articles evaluated are sent to two referees by the Editor / Editorial Board. In the evaluation process, the identities of the referees and authors are kept confidential. The referees can be selected from the referee pool or among the members of the Scientific Advisory Board. The articles that are decided to be accepted or corrected by both referees to be published are sent to the author for correction along with the referee's reports in line with the suggestions of the editors. In articles where one of the referees concludes “can be published” and the other “cannot be published”, the editor / editor board can make the decision or the opinion of a third referee is asked.

The Editor, the Editorial Board and the Scientific Advisory Board have the authority to make corrections in the writings during the evaluation, control and typesetting phase, to request a change in the format and to shorten it by informing the authors. An invitation letter can be asked for special volumes / issues determined by the relevant boards of the journal. The period given for the changes and corrections requested from the authors is 3 weeks. The related articles are not included in the broadcast program until the corrections are made. No changes can be made to the articles sent back for corrections, except for the requests of the referees and the editor. The corrected article is reviewed by the referees who request changes when necessary. In the specified period, the editor has the right to reject the publication if the desired corrections are not made. There is no charge for the publication of the scientific studies sent to the journal. All copyrights of the works submitted to the journal for publication belong to YOBU Faculty of Health Sciences Journal. All issues of the journal can be accessed free of charge on the website https://yobusbf.bozok.edu.tr/saglikbilimleridergisi.